Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:23 am
OK Randy I will start out the Storch pilot response. As you know I am (was) one with the CAFs' that was in my hangar for so many years. Also Doug should chime in here if he isn't busy flying F2Gs'. Big step down in my opinion.
Don Knapp
Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:31 am
Hi PatM,
I just checked map quest. Geneseo is just a couple miles from a friend of mines in NY. We could go up there on friday and go to the show on sat & sun. Are any of you other guys going to this show ? I will still need to talk it over with the wife and kids but that it sounds great to me.
Thanks,
Erik
I just checked map quest. Geneseo is just a couple miles from a friend of mines in NY. We could go up there on friday and go to the show on sat & sun. Are any of you other guys going to this show ? I will still need to talk it over with the wife and kids but that it sounds great to me.
Thanks,
Erik
Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:53 am
Erik--
Much of the northeast-US and Ontario/Quebec constituency of WIX makes a point of attending Geneseo. Would be great if you could make it as well this year. I'm usually there just the Saturday, but many WIXers make a full weekend of the Gennie event...there's no other airshow like it!
Steve T
Much of the northeast-US and Ontario/Quebec constituency of WIX makes a point of attending Geneseo. Would be great if you could make it as well this year. I'm usually there just the Saturday, but many WIXers make a full weekend of the Gennie event...there's no other airshow like it!
Steve T
Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:52 pm
Randy Wilson wrote:Lynn - I'd have to say that the Storch is far from a J-3 or most of the US L-birds, except perhaps the L-1. It is fairly heavy and has a really big wing that makes it a bit of a challenge in high winds and crosswinds. I've flown a couple for several hours and while it is not a difficult aircraft to fly, it is different. Both that I've flown had the original Argus engine and German/metric instruments but that was less of an issue that the rather interesting approach to landing attitudes - seat of the pants flying was a benefit here, not instruments, plus being shown how by someone that really knew. I've watched several pilots try to fly it like a typical L-bird and have their hands full on takeoff and landing. Just my 2 cents.
How may Storch pilots do we have on the forum? I'd be curious to know. I'm not trying to be upitty or whatever, just really curious, as I know there are or were several flying in the US and elsewhere not too long ago.
Bill - fly anything Kermit will let you fly and have fun - just remember you have to give it back in the same condition.
Randy
Roget that, The Storch was a different A/C but you take off flat & land flat as its not a A/C that you wheel land. It just reminds me of a 85hp J-3 I flew out of Lakeview, short and sweet..
Lynn
Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:16 pm
Lynn - not sure what you mean by "land flat" but if it works, go with it - if you mean full stall, I'll go with that. Wayne, thought that was you or thought you were, err - wow, is that a mouth full and confusing - any way, fly safe.
Randy
Randy
Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:52 pm
Obergrafeter wrote:OK Randy I will start out the Storch pilot response. As you know I am (was) one with the CAFs' that was in my hangar for so many years. Also Doug should chime in here if he isn't busy flying F2Gs'. Big step down in my opinion.
You still rated in the F8F
Lynn